زجر

See also: زحر and زخر

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ز ج ر (z-j-r).

Verb

زَجَرَ • (zajara) I, non-past يَزْجُرُ‎ (yazjuru)

  1. to restrain, to hinder especially by speech act, to check, to snub, to cry out, to ward off
    Synonym: رَدَعَ (radaʕa)
Conjugation

Noun

زَجْر • (zajr) m

  1. verbal noun of زَجَرَ (zajara) (form I)
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܙܓܪܐ (zaḡrā), absolute state ܙܓܪ (zaḡar), of unknown origin.

Noun

زَجْر or زَجَر • (zajr or zajar) m (plural زُجُور (zujūr))

  1. (obsolete) a kind of fish
Declension

References

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